Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.
Homeowners who install photovoltaic power systems receive numerous benefits: lower electric bills, lower carbon footprints and potentially higher home values. But these benefits come with significant installation and maintenance costs, and the magnitude of the gains can vary widely from one house to another. This article will help homeowners make…
Tesla’s Gigafactory to Run on Solar, Musk confident about future of Renewables following Trump meeting. With the holiday season behind us and the U.S. workforce back in full throttle, major solar stakeholders laid out planning for 2017 and reported on solar’s record year this past week. A bullish future for…
If you live outside of the sunny Southwest, the weather can bring sudden changes this time of year. Many parts of the country have already seen snow, and the polar vortex has extended far enough south that even our nation’s capital has experienced a few deep chills. Although at first…
Trump’s wall with Mexico could generate enough energy for all of North American and be the greatest infrastructure project in human history. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly called for Mexico to build a wall between our countries. There is indeed a way that Mexico could create a barrier between the…
Power your home, save money, and help the environment. Unless you’re filthy rich, you’re probably always on the lookout for ways to save a couple bucks. One of the best ways to cut your monthly bills is by investing in renewable energy. Not from the power plant, but stuff you…
The drop in price is driven by investments from developing nations. Over the past six years, the cost of solar energy has dropped dramatically, to the point where it is now even cheaper than wind power in emerging markets like China and India. This may be largely due to rising…
With a new technique for manufacturing single-layer organic polymer solar cells, scientists at UC Santa Barbara and three other universities might very well move organic photovoltaics into a whole new generation of wearable devices and enable small-scale distributed power generation. The simple doping solution-based process involves briefly immersing organic semiconductor…
The SunShot Prize: Solar in Your Community Challenge is a prize competition that aims to expand solar electricity access to all Americans, especially underserved segments such as low- and moderate-income (LMI) households state, local, and tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations. In order to make solar more accessible and inclusive for…
The International Energy Agency said Tuesday it expected the share of renewable energy on the global grid to expand more than initially thought. “We are witnessing a transformation of global power markets led by renewables” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a statement. In its latest market report, the…
Of all the energy the United States uses, how much comes from wind and solar power? Take a guess (without using Google!). The average American, at least according to this new survey, has it at 20 percent — 11 percent from solar, 9 percent from wind. That is … quite…
